Bit of a Resurrected thread here. I finally came across a recipe that required a very long and hot cook.
I was researching a way to do duck confit in the sous vide. Ultimately I melded together a bunch of google research...I seasoned the duck leg/thigh pieces, placed each (I had 4) into invidual foodsaver bags with some fresh herbs and some extra duck skin covering the meaty side, and vacuum sealed.
So I had questioned earlier needing ping pong balls to resist evaporations during long cooks. The confit went 16 hours at 160°. The no evaporation trick? I covered my sous vide vessel (16 quart stainless stock pot with food grade plastic wrap before going to bed! Works perfect and food grade plastic wrap is safe to 225°
After the confit cooled I broiled it to brown and get to temp, was excellent
All of the possible geographic “filter” drop down choices can be helpful but more confusing, and will sometimes limit your filtered selections to a very few guys. I’ve found I need to pay more attention to the filters before hitting “Apply”. I’m using A4A mobile on my iPad.
By the way...I don’t want anyone here to think my posts might indicate I don’t respect these providers. Nothing could be further from the truth.
There is a growing frustration caused by many factors...that rates are very difficult to pin down, and increasing in many markets.
No one...but no one respects these pros more than I do.
Do you cringe making an offer to a real estate agent? A parts purveyor? Are you involved in a small business?
It’s not cringe worthy, it’s not disrespectful, it’s not telling them they’re worth less. It’s business.
Well, an escort could have said “no” and. That’s what negotiations are all about. I was alway taught not to be squeamish about any negotiating (business, pleasure) because when you make an offer “the worst they can say is no” i.e. it’s no big thing
Good chance if you go into a meeting thinking the encounter isn’t “likely to be as good” due to negotiation....there’s a better than 50% chance YOU are bringing that expectation to the negotiated meeting.
You’re right...and I did. We lowered the allowance abot 25%, but I sensed some resentment so haven’t called him as often.
I don’t have an issue being honest/open in situations like this. I’ve successfully used the logic “wouldn’t you rather see me twice as often for xx rather than les often for xxx?”. This young man was kind of an exception.
I’ve no problem paying $300 for someone I find really hot and want to meet. Even a bit more if I’m somehow extra intrigued or the gentlemen comes recommended from a source I trust.
That said....my problem becomes affording the same guy for repeats. I paid a bit more than $350 recently for a guy I’d lusted over for months on RM. It was an incredible visit....now he keeps asking me to repeat, and I want too....but the amount of repeat the visit stops me.
Similar happened when I was first meeting guys on Seeking...one of my first dates was wonderful connection and chemistry in and out of the bedroom. Problem was I was so new to Seeking and I offered more to guy than I started offering as my experiences there grew. Now...I want to see him, but he’s over double the allowance of at least 2-3 other guys I’ve met there.